CLICK TO VIEW THE VIDEO LESSON                    COORDINATED BY MRS BLESSING TITILOYE                                          BASKETBALL BASKET AND BALL Basketball is an American game invented by Dr. James Naismith in 1891. Naismith was a Physical Education instructor at the International Young Men’s Christian Association Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. The game is played by two teams of five players each. The game is started by a centre jump ball. It was first played during the Berlin Olympic Games in 1936. REQUIREMENTS FOR BASKETBALLERS Good height Strength flexibility accuracy skill sportsmanship concentration balance THE FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT t he playing court the backboards and rings the basketball shoes the score board the baskets the ball the whistles the stopwatches the vests with numbers ranging from 4 to15 BASKETBALL COURT The basketball court is rectangular in shape Length – 28m Width- 15m All lines- 5cm